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Power Quality in Electrical Power Systems

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Dear Colleagues,

The evolution of the electric power system (EPS) towards smart grids is made possible and accompanied by new achievements using the latest information and communication technologies, together with the diffusion of distributed generation, renewable energy sources, energy storage systems, and Volt/VAR control systems.

Monitoring, maintaining, and improving power quality levels in this evolving scenario is of primary importance to guarantee the necessary compatibility among consumers, producers, and the whole EPS, and this constitutes a fundamental aspect of the overall system performance.

New challenges derive from emissions by new types of devices connected to the distribution network in production or consumption, especially devices with an active power–electronics interface; new smart distribution applications such as Volt/VAR control, feeder reconfiguration, and demand-side management; and increased sensitivity of end-users’ or producers’ modern installation.

We invite submissions exploring cutting-edge research and recent advances in the field of “Power Quality in Electrical Power Systems”, including both theoretical and experimental studies.

Prof. Dr. Alfredo Testa
Prof. Dr. Roberto Langella
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • changes in emission of disturbances
  • changes in immunity against disturbances
  • changes in penetration of disturbances
  • new mitigation methods
  • new measurement techniques
  • emissions by new types of devices
  • effects of advanced distribution automation
  • new PQ management challenges
  • new PQ indices
  • limiting emissions with market methods
  • effects of Volt and VAR control
  • effects of feeder reconfiguration and demand-side management
  • active power–electronics interface
  • impact and sensitivity of inverters, electric vehicles (EV), and lamp technologies

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